Bail-ear and bail



I. F. LAMB.

BAIL EAR AND BAIL.

Arrucmou msn :une 5,-1919 PatentedSept. 20, 1921.

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UNITED STATES .PAU-:NI OFFICE.

JOSEPH F. LAMB, or NEWBRITAIN; CONNECTICUT. AssIGNon To LANnEns, FRARY Y.a CLARK, or NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION or CONNECTICUT.

BAIIQLnAR AND BAIL. j i

Application led .T une 5,

T o all w hom it may concern:

citizen of the United States, residing 4at New Britain, county ofVHartford, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bail-Ears and Bails, fully described and represented inthe following specification andthe accompanying drawings, forming apart-of the same."

This invention relates to bailears and bails. f

In the use they bail type, suoli, a bail with an Vunrestricted.movementfalls, as soon as freed by the user', against the rim or side of thekettle. Vhen it is desired to use the handle again, to liftthe kettle orthe like, .the removal of the bail from its positionrin contact with thekettle isa matterv of lconsiderable inconvenience, particularly if thekettle is hot. Y

Attempts have been made to vcontrol the movementof bails but they havebeen open to the objection that they are not self-actof articleshavinghandles of ing; are not universal in their application;l

are complicated andreXpensive to manufacture, andthe like.

It is an .obfect ofthe present invention to provide bail ears and bailof such construction that the movement of the .bail is selfcontrolledand limited.- It'isV a further objeot'of the .invention toiprovide sucha structure, that is simple in its Construction and economical tomanufacture.'V

1.Vith these general objects in view-the'in vention consists in the newarticle .ofjmanu-y facture, the combinations,details of ,constructionand arrangement of parts, which will'irst be described in connectionwith the accompanying drawing and then more par-V ticularly pointed out.Y'

In the drawing, f Figure lis a perspective view showing a pair of bailyears and bail constructedin accordance with'the invention; Y i' Fig. 2is an enlarged View in elevation of one ear; Fig. 3' is a view ofthesame in vertical Fig. 4 is a view in longitudinal section;

Fig. 5 is a view a modified construction.

Referring tothe drawing, 11 represents specificati-in 0fLetters'vlatentf.

` tothe kettle.

vtop edge 14, the ear, offset, as at 15, to accommodate the rolled edge14. for example, as kettles,: f

' slightly vappears vformed-.of spring material, such as Wire, bent inthe form of an arc f able handle for lifting the kettle.

otally mount the bail in the bail ears,y bail, ateach end, is bentoutwardlyfto pass' *through Athe-pivotal :holes 17 in the bearingsimilar to Fig. 3 showing.'

1919. seriaiNo. 301,989.

a utensil such as ya kettle adapted for use with ahandle of the bailtype.V

The inventin includesa bail ear having a supporting portionA which .maybey attached As here illustrated as an eX-r ample, the supportingportion is a wing piece 12 which is secured, to the outside of thekettlenear 13. As the. kettle illustrated has a rolled above the wing12, is

vThe bail ear is also provided .with a bearingportion for frictionalengagement'with thebail. Although the: bearing portion is capable ofvarious constructions, in the exempliication: shownl in Figs; v3 and 4,the bailiear is formed with an upright lugql. This lug 16 is arcuate:VVat the top and It is dishedwithrespect to its face, as inFigs. 3 and 4.VThrough the lug 16 is formed a-pivot lhole 17 Vfor the bail when thebail is mounted in theear, as hereinafter described. The lug portion 16'provides bearing portion for frictionall engagement .with the bail tocontrol the bails 1no.vement,.as.will hereinafter appear.

The complete utensil has two ofthese bail ears, one for each. end of thebail, rand the two ears are preferably duplicates for econ- Aomy inmanufacture.

The invention includes,

' filthoughv capable ofv various constructions, in the embodiment oftheinvention here illustrated there is and to provide a suit- To pivthelugs-16 of the'bail ears.v Just beyond ythe ears, `the :ends of thebailare bent obliquelyV upwardly, as at 19, and then bent inwardly, .asat 20, to terminate adjacent the handle 'portion,above the ears,-asclearly shown in thezdrawing.

NVifthr the construction described, as the bail swings in its pivotalopenings, the inin combination with a pair of bailY ears'having bearingpor-- said earsto 4make provided a bail 18- ratjnted sept. 2o, 192.71;yy

the topthereof, by rivets herentf outward spring of the end portionscauses the-.bail to make frictional contact with the bearing portionsprovlded by the lugs 16. yThis frictional engagement is suficientto-retain the bail in any positionl to which it maybe moved but is notof such force as to Vinterfere with normal use. In other words,gravitational movement of y the bail is prevented so that if the bail isin its entirety, there is provided means fork limiting the movement ofthe bail in'either direction. `This may be accomplished, for

example,'b'y a vtwo part stop shoulder on the bail ear. Y

Although capable of various constructions, in the present embodiment,thelug 16 of the bail ear is offset outwardly to provide art stopshoulder 21,-that is to say a shoulder extending on each side of thepivotal opening. f In order to accommodate the opening 17 and at thesame time to brin the stopping portions of the shoulder high enough tostop the bail in an elevated position, the shoulder is the form of abroadV as appears in Fig. 2. lWith the construction 'described themovement of the bail is limited to a given arc since, even if it 1spushed downwardly by the user, it will engage the shoulder 21 on thatside (as in dotted position 22 of Fig. 2) and it cannot be movedfarther. The shoulder is preferably so positioned as to permit the bailto be swung down out of the way to permit the kettle to be packed awayand the like, but at the Same time to prevent the bail from being movedinto contact with the kettle.

In Figis illustrated a modified construction. Instead of the dished'bearing lug 16 there is provided a flat upright lug 23, the inner faceof which provides the bear! ing portion of the ear. In order to provideproper frictional engagement. with lug 23,

Y the bail 24 in this embodiment is staggered slightlyv as at 25 and hasa shortstraight section 26 to correspond to the flat lug 23. As the bailswingsv the section 26 makes frictional engagement with the lug 23andtheV bail is retained in the position to which it may be moved.v Thisbail ear is also shown as having the two part stop'shoulder 21 and thesupporting wing 12. f

be constructed and associated in various ways, it is noted that in theembodiment illustrated the ear comprises a single piece.

Thus a bail ear isprovided which combines a supporting wing, a bearingportion for Contact with the bail, and a two part stop v shoulder forlimiting movement of the bail in a single piece. Furthermoreitpis notedthat thatV part of the bail ear withV which the bail makes frictionalengagement is the part in which the pivotal hole is formed so that noextra parts are necessary. Asa result,

the bail ear shown is extremely simple andV economical to manufacture.at is claimed is: 1. As a new artlcle of manufacture, a ball ear havingan extended :bearing portion for n ing portion for frictional brakingengage ment with the bail as the bail swings, where-l by the bail may befrictionally held in the various positions to which it may be moved, anda two part stop shoulder for limiting the movement of the bail.

3. In combination, two bailears having f extended bearing portions, anda bail pivotally mounted in said ears to make frictional v g brakingengagement with-saidzbearing por.

tions as the bail swings, whereby the bail may be frictionally held inthe various posiv tions towhich it maybe moved.

4. In combination, two bail ears having extended bearing portions, abail pivotally mounted in saidy ears to makev frictional brakingengagement'rwith said bearing por` i tions Vas the bail swings, wherebythe` bail may be frictionally held inthe various positions to which itmay be moved, and a two part stop shoulder on each ear for limiting themovement ofthe bail in either direction.

5. In combination, two bail earsrhaving extended bearingportions, a bailmountedin said Vears to beheld by its inherentresiliencvv in frictionalbraking contact with said bearingV portions through the swingingrrmovement of the bail, and means lfor limiting the movement of the bailin either direction.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a onepiece bail ear having a wingportion for attachment to an article, an extended'bearing portlon;offset from said Vwing portion, for

lfrictional braking engagement with the bail as the bailswings, wherebythe bail may be frictionally held in the variouspositions to which itmay be moved, the' connecting portion between the wing portion and theoffset Vbearing` Y shoulder Although various parts of thebail ear may Kportion providing a two part stop for limiting movement of the bail ineither direction.

' In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set

